We don't have a lot of three days weekends in the United States and hurricane Matthew caused problems for many travelers who had fun plans for the holiday... I didn't have any plans to get away from Washington but there was plenty going on in the city! POST ITALIAN EMBASSY DINNER AT 2AMYS Since October 2012, the Italian Embassy has engaged the public in an open discussion on digital diplomacy and innovation in foreign policy through its Digital Diplomacy Series. Last week, they gathered a great panel of folks from the White House, Tumblr, Facebook and Google/YouTube to discuss what happens when digital diplomacy goes live. Afterwards, since we were already in the Cathedral Heights ...
all things go fall classic music festival
Christine & The Queens at the All Things Go Fall Classic Festival
Have you heard of Christine And the Queens? Did you go see her and her band when she played at the 9:30 Club earlier this year? I couldn't make it, so I'm stoked she's coming back! As part of a small North American tour, she'll be performing at the All Things Go Fall Classic Music Festival at Yards Park this Saturday, October 8th. DC's not a big music festival town and I've loved seeing this one grow from its beginning at Dock 5 behind Union Market in 2014. And of course I love that there's a French artist in the line-up!! The headliners this year are Empire of the Sun (the videos from the Australian band are amazing, like this one for Alive, so I bet they put on quite a show!). They'll ...